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2002 MITSUBISHI MONTERO — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 935925 · 2012-08-24

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
MONTERO
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
128,999
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

LOUD NOISE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD CHIRPING AND VIBRATING . WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES IT WAS LIKE U HAD NO BRAKES I APPLIED IT AGAIN N THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM DASH BOARD I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER HITTING THE SIDE RAIL OF THE FREEWAY . AT THE MOMENT THE ABS LIGHTS CAME IN TURN THE CAR OFF ONCE WE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE WORKING JUST FINE BUT KNOW I'M UNABLE TO DRIVE IT THIS IS THE 5 TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE. I TOOK IT IN TO A SHOP CLOSE TO MY HOME THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE IS A RECALL ON THE BOOSTER ACCUMULATION SYSTEM DEFAULT I CALLED MITSUBISHI AND NO ONE HAD HELPED ME.. I HAVE A CAR THAT HAS A DEFAULT NOT FROM WEAR N TEAR. BUT A MISTAKE FROM MITSUBISHI I COULD HAVE KILLED MY SELF OR FOR THAT MATTER SOME ONE ELSE PLEASE HELP ME FIND A RESOLUTION... *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10472369
Machine
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